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Houston Housing Authority

Houston Housing Authority is based in Houston, Harris County, TX and administers 19,404 Section 8 vouchers and 2,729 public housing units.

HUD PHA code TX005. Program type: Combined. Households served: 18,647. Occupancy: 85%. ZIP codes served: 143.

Payment standards

The maximum subsidy this authority uses for Housing Choice Vouchers, effective 2025-01-01.

AreaStudio1 bedroom2 bedroom3 bedroom4 bedroom5 bedroom
Tier A-1$1,288$1,362$1,628$2,150$2,764$3,179
Tier A-2$1,288$1,362$1,628$2,150$2,764$3,179
Tier B$1,073$1,135$1,357$1,792$2,303$2,648
Tier C$1,073$1,135$1,357$1,792$2,303$2,648
Tier D$1,073$1,135$1,357$1,792$2,303$2,648

Source: authority's payment standard schedule. Checked against HUD Fair Market Rent for these ZIP codes.

Waiting lists

Not published. We have not found a waiting list status on this authority's website. Contact the authority to ask whether its lists are open.

Fair Market Rent by ZIP code (FY2027)

HUD Fair Market Rent for each ZIP code this authority serves. Each ZIP code links to its own rent page.

ZIP codeStudio1 bedroom2 bedroom3 bedroom4 bedroom
77002$1,850$1,900$2,250$3,030$3,760
77003$1,450$1,480$1,760$2,370$2,940
77004$1,220$1,250$1,480$1,990$2,470
77005$1,840$1,880$2,230$3,010$3,730
77006$1,850$1,900$2,250$3,030$3,760
77007$1,850$1,900$2,250$3,030$3,760
77008$1,490$1,530$1,810$2,440$3,030
77009$1,100$1,130$1,340$1,810$2,240
77010$1,850$1,900$2,250$3,030$3,760
77011$930$950$1,130$1,520$1,890
77012$840$860$1,020$1,370$1,700
77013$1,010$1,040$1,230$1,660$2,060
77014$1,090$1,110$1,320$1,780$2,210
77015$1,100$1,120$1,330$1,790$2,220
77016$1,050$1,070$1,270$1,710$2,120
77017$960$980$1,160$1,560$1,940
77018$1,170$1,200$1,420$1,910$2,370
77019$1,850$1,900$2,250$3,030$3,760
77020$860$880$1,050$1,410$1,760
77021$1,110$1,140$1,350$1,820$2,260
77022$970$990$1,180$1,590$1,970
77023$960$990$1,170$1,580$1,960
77024$1,690$1,730$2,050$2,760$3,430
77025$1,390$1,420$1,690$2,280$2,820
77026$840$860$1,020$1,370$1,700
77027$1,840$1,880$2,230$3,010$3,730
77028$1,040$1,060$1,260$1,700$2,110
77029$1,020$1,040$1,240$1,670$2,070
77030$1,680$1,720$2,040$2,750$3,410
77031$960$980$1,160$1,560$1,940
77032$1,090$1,110$1,320$1,780$2,210
77033$1,140$1,160$1,380$1,860$2,310
77034$1,060$1,090$1,290$1,740$2,160
77035$1,000$1,030$1,220$1,640$2,040
77036$1,080$1,100$1,310$1,770$2,190
77037$940$960$1,140$1,540$1,910
77038$1,140$1,160$1,380$1,860$2,310
77039$1,070$1,100$1,300$1,750$2,170
77040$1,190$1,210$1,440$1,940$2,410
77041$1,460$1,490$1,770$2,390$2,960
77042$1,310$1,340$1,590$2,140$2,660
77043$1,300$1,330$1,580$2,130$2,640
77044$1,480$1,530$1,810$2,430$3,040
77045$1,190$1,220$1,450$1,950$2,420
77046$1,580$1,620$1,920$2,590$3,210
77047$1,520$1,560$1,850$2,490$3,090
77048$1,200$1,230$1,460$1,970$2,440
77049$1,340$1,370$1,630$2,200$2,720
77050$1,060$1,090$1,290$1,740$2,160
77051$1,200$1,230$1,460$1,970$2,440
77053$1,400$1,430$1,700$2,290$2,840
77054$1,460$1,490$1,770$2,390$2,960
77055$1,120$1,150$1,360$1,830$2,270
77056$1,820$1,860$2,210$2,980$3,690
77057$1,410$1,440$1,710$2,300$2,860
77058$1,270$1,300$1,540$2,080$2,570
77059$1,640$1,680$1,990$2,680$3,330
77060$1,050$1,070$1,270$1,710$2,120
77061$860$880$1,040$1,400$1,740
77062$1,200$1,230$1,460$1,970$2,440
77063$1,330$1,360$1,610$2,170$2,690
77064$1,350$1,380$1,640$2,210$2,740
77065$1,310$1,340$1,590$2,140$2,660
77066$1,280$1,310$1,550$2,090$2,590
77067$1,010$1,040$1,230$1,660$2,060
77068$1,180$1,200$1,430$1,930$2,390
77069$1,350$1,380$1,640$2,210$2,740
77070$1,430$1,470$1,740$2,340$2,910
77071$960$980$1,160$1,560$1,940
77072$1,140$1,160$1,380$1,860$2,310
77073$1,180$1,200$1,430$1,930$2,390
77074$1,040$1,060$1,260$1,700$2,110
77075$1,080$1,100$1,310$1,770$2,190
77076$1,040$1,060$1,260$1,700$2,110
77077$1,460$1,490$1,770$2,390$2,960
77078$1,210$1,240$1,470$1,980$2,460
77079$1,530$1,570$1,860$2,510$3,110
77080$1,140$1,160$1,380$1,860$2,310
77081$1,040$1,060$1,260$1,700$2,110
77082$1,290$1,320$1,570$2,120$2,620
77083$1,260$1,290$1,530$2,060$2,560
77084$1,400$1,430$1,700$2,290$2,840
77085$1,210$1,240$1,470$1,980$2,460
77086$1,090$1,110$1,320$1,780$2,210
77087$930$950$1,130$1,520$1,890
77088$1,070$1,100$1,300$1,750$2,170
77089$1,280$1,310$1,560$2,100$2,610
77090$1,220$1,250$1,480$1,990$2,470
77091$980$1,000$1,190$1,600$1,990
77092$1,090$1,110$1,320$1,780$2,210
77093$1,000$1,020$1,210$1,630$2,020
77094$1,490$1,530$1,810$2,440$3,030
77095$1,430$1,470$1,740$2,340$2,910
77096$1,180$1,200$1,430$1,930$2,390
77098$1,850$1,900$2,250$3,030$3,760
77099$1,170$1,200$1,420$1,910$2,370
77204$1,210$1,240$1,470$1,980$2,450
77336$1,280$1,310$1,560$2,100$2,610
77338$1,210$1,240$1,470$1,980$2,460
77339$1,420$1,450$1,720$2,320$2,870
77345$1,810$1,850$2,200$2,960$3,680
77346$1,550$1,580$1,880$2,530$3,140
77357$1,190$1,210$1,440$1,940$2,410
77365$1,230$1,260$1,490$2,010$2,490
77373$1,480$1,520$1,800$2,430$3,010
77375$1,390$1,420$1,690$2,280$2,820
77377$1,470$1,510$1,790$2,410$2,990
77379$1,450$1,480$1,760$2,370$2,940
77388$1,610$1,650$1,960$2,640$3,280
77389$1,600$1,630$1,940$2,610$3,240
77396$1,310$1,340$1,590$2,140$2,660
77401$1,850$1,900$2,250$3,030$3,760
77429$1,500$1,530$1,820$2,450$3,040
77433$1,690$1,730$2,050$2,760$3,430
77447$1,420$1,450$1,720$2,320$2,870
77449$1,580$1,620$1,920$2,590$3,210
77450$1,520$1,560$1,850$2,490$3,090
77477$1,300$1,330$1,580$2,130$2,640
77484$980$1,000$1,190$1,600$1,980
77489$1,580$1,620$1,920$2,590$3,210
77493$1,580$1,620$1,920$2,590$3,210
77494$1,850$1,900$2,250$3,030$3,760
77502$1,070$1,100$1,300$1,750$2,170
77503$1,060$1,090$1,290$1,740$2,160
77504$1,060$1,090$1,290$1,740$2,160
77505$1,360$1,390$1,650$2,220$2,760
77506$950$970$1,150$1,550$1,920
77507$1,550$1,580$1,880$2,530$3,140
77520$1,050$1,070$1,270$1,710$2,120
77521$1,210$1,240$1,470$1,980$2,460
77523$1,340$1,370$1,630$2,200$2,720
77530$990$1,010$1,200$1,620$2,010
77532$1,110$1,140$1,350$1,820$2,260
77535$990$1,010$1,200$1,620$2,010
77536$1,200$1,230$1,460$1,970$2,440
77546$1,500$1,540$1,830$2,460$3,050
77547$1,010$1,040$1,230$1,660$2,060
77562$1,030$1,050$1,250$1,680$2,090
77571$1,220$1,250$1,480$1,990$2,470
77581$1,160$1,360$1,490$2,020$2,480
77586$1,280$1,310$1,560$2,100$2,610
77587$1,060$1,090$1,290$1,740$2,160
77598$1,330$1,370$1,620$2,180$2,710

Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, FY2027.

Contact

Houston Housing Authority

2640 Fountain View Dr, Houston, TX 77057

Phone: (713) 260-0500

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About Houston Housing Authority

Overview

The Houston Housing Authority operates 2,729 public housing units and administers 19,404 Section 8 vouchers, serving a total of 18,647 households. With an occupancy rate of 85%, the authority runs a combined program, offering both public housing and rental assistance to those in need.

Scale and standing

The Houston Housing Authority ranks first among the four authorities serving the same ZIP codes in the Houston area, significantly outpacing peers like the Harris County Housing Authority, which administers 4,913 vouchers. On a statewide level, it holds the second position in terms of voucher size, out of 160 authorities in Texas.

Rent standards in the area it covers

The two-bedroom Fair Market Rent in the Houston area ranges from $1,050 to $2,360, with an average of $1,638, which is notably higher than the state average of $1,378. The highest 2BR FMR is found in ZIP code 77002 at $2,360, while the lowest is in ZIP code 77026 at $1,050.

Cities served

Section 8 Fair Market Rent by city in this authority's jurisdiction.

Other housing authorities serving these ZIP codes

Multiple authorities administer vouchers across the same area.

Source: US HUD Public Housing Authority data; Fair Market Rent FY2027. This is an independent reference page, not the authority's own site.